24 Aug
2002
24 Aug
'02
12:46 p.m.
On Sat, 24 Aug 2002, Tony Duell wrote:
That is not 'taking everything out'. Taking
everything out would imply
removing the drives, drive tower, both PSUs, etc. The only time you need
to do that is when you want to remove the metalwork that supports the CPU
board, which isn't very often.
I'm comparing it to the Apple ][. Pop the lid, stuff in the card, put the
lid back.
I have taken M3s and M4s totally apart for cleaning.
They're not that bad
when you get used to them. Large numbers of screws have never bothered me
though.
It's a brain-dead design, in line with a lot what Radio Shack put out over
the years.
You have a full 6809 expansion bus on the side of the
machine. What more
do you want?
A composite video output ;)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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